[WIKI] All Key Commands in Cubase 11.0.41

Commands: Transport

Part One

Command Default Key Function My Rating Link
Activate External Sync Alt Shift T Activates/Deactivates External Synchronization 10 External Synchronization
Activate Metronome C Activates/Deactivates the metronome click. 10 Metronome Click
Activate Punch In I Activates/Deactivates Punch In. 10 Punch In and Punch Out
Activate Punch Out O Activates/Deactivates Punch Out. 10 Punch In and Punch Out
Audio Record Mode Cycles through Audio Recording Modes “Keep History”, “Cycle History + Replace” and “Replace”. 7 Audio Record Modes
Auto Quantize in Record MIDI only. Automatically quantizes as you record. Observation: Duplicate of Commands → Quantize Category → Auto Quantize On/Off. 8 Automatic MIDI Record Quantize
Cycle Num / Activates/Deactivates the Cycle (Loop). 10 Left and Right Locators
Enter Left Locator Shift L Takes you straight to the left locator’s input field. 10 Transport Pop-Up Window
Enter Locator Range Duration Shift D Brings up a little panel where you can directly specify the cycle’s (loop’s, locators’ range) Duration. 10 Setting up Locator Ranges
Enter Project Cursor Position Shift P Takes you straight to the project cursor’s input field. 10 Transport Pop-Up Window
Enter Punch In Position Shift I Brings up a little panel where you can directly specify the punch in and punch out positions, as well as lock the punch in/punch out range to the left/right locators. 10 Transport Pop-Up Window
Enter Punch Out Position Shift O Brings up a little panel where you can directly specify the punch in and punch out positions, as well as lock the punch in/punch out range to the left/right locators. 10 Transport Pop-Up Window
Enter Right Locator Shift R Takes you straight to the right locator’s input field. 10 Transport Pop-Up Window
Enter Tempo Shift T Brings up a little panel where you can set the tempo, the time signature and activate/deactivate the tempo track. 10 Transport Pop-Up Window
Enter Time Signature Shift C Brings up a little panel where you can set the tempo, the time signature and activate/deactivate the tempo track. 10 Transport Pop-Up Window
Exchange Left & Right Locator Positions The position of the left locator becomes the position of the right locator, and the position of the right locator becomes the position of the left locator. 6 Transport Menu
Exchange Time Formats . Exchanges Time Formats between “Bars+Beats” and “Seconds”. 10 Transport Menu
Fast Forward Shift Num + Self Explanatory. 10 Transport Menu
Fast Rewind Shift Num - Self Explanatory. 10 Transport Menu
Forward Num + Self Explanatory. 10 Transport Menu
Go to Left Locator Num 1 Sends the project cursor to the left locator. 10 Transport Pop-Up Window
Go to Project End Sends the project cursor to the end of the project. (End of the last event) 7 Transport Menu
Go to Project Start Num . Sends the project cursor to the very start of the project. 10 Transport Menu
Go to Punch In Position Sends the project cursor to the punch in’s position. 6 Transport Menu
Go to Punch Out Position Sends the project cursor to the punch out’s position. 6 Transport Menu
Go to Right Locator Num 2 Sends the project cursor to the right locator. 10 Transport Pop-Up Window
Insert Cycle Marker Inserts a cycle marker at the current cycle (loop, locators range). 10 Editing in the Markers Window
Insert Marker Insert Inserts a marker at the cursor’s position. 10 Editing in the Markers Window
Jog Left Jogs to the left. 6
Jog Right Jogs to the right. 6
Locate Next Event N Sends the project cursor to the next event’s start/end. 10 Transport Menu
Locate Next Hitpoint Alt N Sends the project cursor to the next hitpoint. 10 Transport Menu
Locate Next Marker Shift N Sends the project cursor to the next marker. 10 Transport Menu
Locate Previous Event B Sends the project cursor to the previous event’s end/start. 10 Transport Menu
Locate Previous Hitpoint Alt B Sends the project cursor to the previous hitpoint. 10 Transport Menu
Locate Previous Marker Shift B Sends the project cursor to the previous marker. 10 Transport Menu
Locate Selection End Sends the project cursor to the selection’s end. 10 Transport Menu
Locate Selection Start L Sends the project cursor to the selection’s start. 10 Transport Menu
Locators to Selection P Sets the Left Locator to the start of the selection, and the Right Locator to the end of the selection. 10 Transport Menu
Lock Punch Points to Locators Self-explanatory. Set the Left and Right Locators, and the Punch In/Out Points follow. 9 Transport Menu
Lock Record Giving this command after you’ve started recording will Lock the record button. This means that pressing other keys on the transport (play, stop, rewind, record etc.) will bring up a dialog asking you to confirm that you really want to stop recording. Good for making sure recording will continue no matter what. 9 Lock Record
Loop Selection Alt P When you have made a selection and give this command, the locators will be set to the selection (like pressing P), cycle will be activated (like pressing Num /), and Start pressed (like pressing Space), all in one go! 10 Transport Menu
Metronome Setup Brings up the Metronome Setup window. 8 Metronome Setup Dialog
MIDI Cycle Record Mode Cycles the MIDI Cycle Record Mode between “Mix”, “Overwrite”, “Keep Last”, “Stacked” and “Mix-Stacked (No Mute)”. 8 MIDI Record Modes
MIDI Record Mode Cycle the MIDI Record Mode between “New Parts”, “Merge” and “Replace”. 8 MIDI Record Modes
MIDI Retrospective Record: Empty All Buffers When you play notes on a keyboard without recording, these go into the “buffer”. If you wish to clean up this buffer at any time, you can do it with this command. 8 Emptying the Retrospective Record Buffer
MIDI Retrospective Record: Insert from All MIDI Inputs Shift Num * Function: Inserts (at the cursor’s position) what’s currently recorded into the buffer from ALL MIDI inputs. 10 Inserting a Retrospective Recording from All MIDI Inputs on the Selected Track
MIDI Retrospective Record: Insert from Track Input as Cycle Recording If you jam with your keyboard over a set cycle (loop, locators range) but you didn’t press record, you can use this command to insert what you’ve played as a cycle recording. 9 Inserting a Retrospective Track Recording
MIDI Retrospective Record: Insert from Track Input as Linear Recording If you jam with your keyboard but you didn’t press record, you can use this command to insert what you’ve played as a linear recording. If you’ve been jamming to a cycle (loop, locators range) and use this command, what you played will be inserted as a linear recording and not as a cycle recording. (If you played 4 cycles of 4 bars and you give this command, a MIDI part of 16 bars will be inserted.) 9 Inserting a Retrospective Track Recording
Nudge +1 Bar Nudges (moves) the project cursor one bar forward. 10 Moving Events with the Nudge Buttons
Nudge +1 Frame Nudges (moves) the project cursor one frame forward. 10 Moving Events with the Nudge Buttons
Nudge -1 Bar Nudges (moves) the project cursor one bar back. 10 Moving Events with the Nudge Buttons
Nudge -1 Frame Nudges (moves) the project cursor one frame back. 10 Moving Events with the Nudge Buttons
Nudge Cursor Left Ctrl Num - Nudges (moves) the project cursor left. The amount is dictated by the “Use Quantize” drop-down menu. 10 Moving Events with the Nudge Buttons
Nudge Cursor Right Ctrl Num + Nudges (moves) the project cursor right. The amount is dictated by the “Use Quantize” drop-down menu. 10 Moving Events with the Nudge Buttons
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